Job Description
PTSB is one of Ireland's leading retail and SME banks, with an innovative range of products and services powered through an evolving digital landscape, our focus is centred on ensuring we deliver what our customers, colleagues and communities need to be successful. The nature of Banking is changing. Delivery of services to our customers via digital channels and enabling our own colleagues with effective technology solutions is a core focus of the Bank. PTSB has embarked on a significant Payments transformation program. This will lead to an enhanced customer experience, through re-development of the delivery channels and the ongoing evolution of the bank's infrastructure and operations in order to provide cost-effective, secure and resilient services to our customers. To support and enable this transformation a significant and exciting opportunity has become available for a Senior Payments and Middleware Engineer in our Enterprise IT Services department. This role plays an important part in the success of the Payments Transformation program through deployment, integration, and support of a suite of services that underpin the Banks digital transformation through an `automation first? approach. We are seeking candidates who have a track record in the delivery, support, and optimization of services in the Financial/Banking space with experience of containerization and DevOps methodologies. This role is integral to development of the Digital Bank and requires an innovative team player who will strive to deliver and understand the `big picture? while working seamlessly and collaboratively across Group Technology and the business to achieve the required outcomes. Responsibilities: Functional Strategy & Delivery Support the existing CI/CD and Automation implementation while continuously identifying opportunities to enhance and grow the capability Support a collaborative and aligned roadmap with the application teams to progress the development of the Middleware capability for the organization with a common backlog. Support the automation first strategy within EITS eliminating repetitive tasks and enabling the focus on higher value activities. Maintain the ongoing service and cyber security integrity of our technology stack Support the delivery of the enterprise change programs Risk Management & Control Ensure a good understanding of the risk landscape across the in scope processes Proactively seek to minimize audit findings by implementing effective and permanent solutions while considering the wider implications of any findings. Support the successful remediation of the findings from the current or any future audits. Lead an inspiring Culture Lead the values of the organization acting as a role model within the team. Support a culture of open discussion within the team. Stakeholder Engagement Ensure that monthly reports and metrics are optimized, delivered on time with relevant updates and high accuracy. Maintain productive and collaborative relationships across Group Technology other teams Requirements: Essential You will have experience in the implementation and support of services that run on the Red Hat OpenShift Container platform You will come from a software development or engineering background possessing a strong understanding of development and SCM practices You will have proven experience in identifying and implementing continuous improvement through automation and process Ability to lead local projects and initiatives at a technical level while ensuring effective communication to stakeholders Excellent problem-solving abilities with the ability to direct solution determination and implementation of effective and permanent solutions - `fix it for the future? mindset Security policy management and its delivery within the context of automation services; patch management, certificate management. Ability to manage multiple competing priorities effectively. Ability to mentor and technically guide your team A minimum of 8 years? experience in a similar role. Desired Real world experience of IBM MQ, Apache Kafka and/or similar message broker solutions Hands on experience of SWIFT, SafeWatch, OPICs Hands-on administration experience in one or more of; Windows, Linux, Unix. Industry certifications in relevant technologies desired Experience within a Financial Services environment This is a Permanent position for based in the Republic of Ireland. Is this you? Please apply online on our website or via the apply link of this role. Your application will be sent through to our Talent Acquisition team and they will be in touch regarding your application. We reserve the right to draw up a shortlist for interview. The Bank understands the importance of a consistent and relentless focus on championing diversity and inclusion. We aim to attract, recruit, and retain individuals with diverse backgrounds, skills, competencies and abilities to work collaboratively to enhance the service we provide to all of our customers and the communities we serve.